Program 2017 ASCCA Conference · Learning and Development Consultants 2.20 pm - 3.00 pm Hordern...
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19th
Australian
Computer Conference
for Seniors Rydges World Square Hotel
389 Pitt Street, Sydney
Wed 8th
& Thu 9th
November, 2017
Program
Time
Day 1 - Wednesday 8th November
8.30 am - 9.30 am Registration - Tea/Coffee
9.30 am - 9.40 am Introduction to Conference & Acknowledgement of Country - Nan Bosler
OAM, ASCCA President
MC – David Bennett, ASCCA Director
9.40 am - 10.00 am The New Digital Generation: Older Australians online - Julie Inman-Grant,
eSafety Commissioner
10.00 am - 10.20 am Official Opening - The Hon Tanya Davies, NSW Minister for Mental Health,
Minister for Women and Minister for Ageing
10.20am - 10.40am Getting the Most out of Windows 10 - Patrick Hines, Community
Coordinator, Microsoft Australia
10.40am - 11.00am What you need to know about the nbn - Amber Dornbusch, Head of nbn
Local, NSW/ACT
10.00 am - 11.40 am Morning Tea - Information Displays - Networking
11.40 am - 12.00 pm Keeping kids safe online: The role of techsavvy seniors - Kellie Britnell;
Program Manager, Office of eSafety Commissioner
12.00 pm - 12.30 pm Tech Trends and Products - Charlie Brown, Technology Commentator
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm Lunch - Information Displays - Networking
Concurrent Sessions Choose 1 Presentation from each session to suit your interest
Double Session
1.30 pm - 3.00 pm Ballroom 3
Session 1 - Choose either this Double Session OR 2 Single Sessions
1.1 Apple Workshop - Accessibility and Lifelong Learning
1.30 pm - 2.10 pm
Hordern Room 1
1.2 Accessibility Technology helps better access to Community Life –
Shannon Roos, Conexu Foundation
1.30 pm - 2.10 pm
Ballroom 2
1.3 The Ark in your Pocket: How to keep your family connected for
thousands of years - Warren Henry, Author
2.20 pm - 3.00 pm
Ballroom 2
Session 2
2.1 Samsung Galaxy Tablets - Kara Owens and Joel Thornton, Samsung Learning and Development Consultants
2.20 pm - 3.00 pm
Hordern Room 1
2.2 Older Australians should play video games: Here’s Why and How -
Professor Jeff Brand, Bond University
3.00 pm - 3.30 pm Afternoon Tea - For those people who have given RSVP for attendance at the
ASCCA AGM
3.30 pm - 5.30 pm ASCCA Annual General Meeting and Announcement and Presentations
to the Winners of the 2017 ASCCA Competitions
Time
Day 2 - Thursday 9th November
8.30 am - 9.30 am Registration - Tea/Coffee
9.30 am - 9.40 am Welcome to Day 2 - Nan Bosler OAM, ASCCA President
MC – David Bennett, ASCCA Director
9.40 am - 10.10 am Be Connected: Improving Digital Literacy of Older Australians - Yvette
Sims, Branch Manager, Multicultural & Communities Branch, Dept of Social Services and Helen Milner OBE, Chief Executive, Good Things Foundation
10.10 am - 10.30 am Machine Learning at Google and Beyond - Shane Treeves, Head of Social
Communications, Google Asia-Pacific
10.30 am - 10.50 am Consumer tips on nbn Internet of Things and staying connected -
Teresa Cobin, CEO ACCAN
10.50 am - 11.35 am Morning Tea - Information Displays - Networking
11.35 am - 11.55 am
Utilising technology to access emergency information - Inspector Ben
Shepherd, Acting Media Manager, Media Services, NSW Rural Fire Service
11.55 pm - 12.10 pm Time to get out your Lucky Door Prize Tickets
12.10 pm - 12.30 pm The Digital Economy: Opening up the Conversation - Francesca Astolfi,
Acting GM, Digital Economy, Dept of Industry Innovation and Science
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm
Lunch - Information Displays - Networking
Concurrent Sessions Choose 1 Presentation from each session to suit your interest
Double Session
1.30 pm - 2.40 pm Ballroom 3
Session 3 - Choose either this Double Session OR 2 Single Sessions
3.1 24x7 Retail Therapy: How to browse and buy online - Keith Harvey, Trainer, Westlakes Seniors Computer Club
1.30 pm - 2.00 pm
Ballroom 2
3.2 Australian Digital Health: what does this mean for you? - Dr Monica
Trujillo, Executive Manager, Clinician and Clinical Governance and Chief Clinical Information Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency
1.30 pm - 2.00 pm
Hordern Room 1
3.3 Digital Legacy - Sue Martin, Avalon Computer Pals
2.10 pm - 2.40 pm Hordern Room 1
Session 4
4.1 Research designed with Seniors in mind - Julie Beadle and Michael Spikmans, The Marcs Institute, Western Sydney University
2.10 pm - 2.40 pm
Ballroom 2
4.2 21st Century Learning in the Classroom - Matt Kelson Teacher, Greg
Jones Principal and three students from Mona Vale Public School
2.50 pm - 3.45 pm
Fantastic New Technologies and cool tech tips - Alex Zaharov-Reutt,
Technology editor at ITWire.com
3.45 pm - 4.00 pm What Next? Close - Nan Bosler OAM, ASCCA President
Master of Ceremonies - David Bennett, ASCCA Director
David has been an ASCCA Director since 2005 and works
hard to widen communication between ASCCA Clubs to allow
them to get maximum benefit
from their membership. He worked in the Computer
Industry in the UK from 1958 until his retirement and came to
Australia early in 1998, thinking he had actually retired - then he joined Computer Pals for Seniors
Northern Beaches - and ASCCA. Introduction to Conference - Nan Bosler OAM,
President ASCCA
Nan has been involved in volunteer community work for
almost 60 years and has worked with and for people of all ages
and levels of ability, with particular emphasis on the needs
of older people and those with a disability. She is a published
author and presents regularly at
conferences in Australia and overseas. She revels in being a great grandmother. Nan is the foundation
president of the Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association and seeks to empower older people by
encouraging them to use modern technology.
Julie Inman-Grant, e Safety Commissioner
The New Digital Generation: Older Australians
online
When this role was established
in July 2015, the safety of Australian children was the
primary task of the eSafety Commissioner. This has now
expanded to help all Australians have safer online experiences.
Julie has extensive experience in all areas of the tech industry, working in senior public policy and
safety roles, including the US Congress, the non-profit sector, Microsoft, Twitter and Adobe.
The Hon Tanya Davies - NSW Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Women and
Minister for Ageing
Opening of ASCCA’s 19th Conference
The Minister’s vision is that all
older people, regardless of age or ability, can experience the
benefits of living longer and
enjoy opportunities to participate in, contribute to and be included
in their communities. Through the NSW Ageing Strategy 2016-
2020, she is committed to ensuring NSW manages the
challenges and maximises the opportunities
created by an ageing population.
Patrick Hines - Community Coordinator, Microsoft Australia
Getting the most out of Windows 10
Patrick will present one of the
many workshops on offer at the
Microsoft Store in Sydney. You
will learn about getting your
computer running as it should
and something of OneDrive, Edge
and Windows Defender and how
to keep your device and your
data safe.
Patrick is one of the Community Coordinators at
the Microsoft flagship Store in Sydney, where he
helps Microsoft give back to local communities
through the organisation and execution of events
to bring the communities together in Store or at
outside venues for workshops, seminars or other
events.
Kellie Britnell - Program Manager, Office of
the eSafety Commissioner
Keeping kids safe online: the role of Tech Savvy Seniors
As a senior, you possess an incredible asset in the digital
age - your terabytes of life experience and wisdom. Kellie’s
presentation will give you the
low-down on what young people are doing on their devices and
where to find useful information to help you join in their
conversations and artfully share some tips to help them stay safe
online.
Kellie has over 25 years in education with diverse
groups and is an expert presenter in the field of
well-being, eSafety, privacy awareness and digital citizenship.
Amber Dornbusch - Head of nbn Local,
NSW/ACT
What you need to know about the nbn
Amber Dornbusch will explain
the roll out of the nbn™ access network, as well as what you
need to consider when making the switch to nbn™.
With 3 million premises now connected to the nbn™ access
network across the country, it’s
more important than ever to understand exactly what you
need to know to make the most of your nbn™ connection.
Charlie Brown - Technology Commentator
Tech Trends and Products
Meet Presenters for Wednesday
When Charlie’s not busy talking
about the latest and greatest
gadgets and innovations, he is the founder of CBN Media,
which specialises in helping the world’s best technology brands
explain their latest innovations. He appears regularly across
radio, TV, print and the web, talking tech in plain English.
Concurrent Sessions
Ballroom 3: Concurrent Session 1.1: Apple Training Workshop (This is a double session)
Accessibility and Lifelong Learning
Learn about Apple’s Accessibility Story and how
devices are built to be accessible right out of the box. Find out some practical tips for personalising
your iOS devices with features like Siri, Health,
Find My Friends, iCloud and more. This session is focused around learning how to use the built in
features on iPhone and iPad. You’ll learn something new for you to use as well as something to share
with others.
Hordern Room 1: Concurrent Session 1.2:
Shannon Roos, Conexu Foundation
Accessibility Technology helps better access to community life
Shannon will show examples of how smart technology and apps
can help make communication for those with hearing loss a
little easier. Conexu has created some accessible and useful apps
and devices (eg. captel phones)
that could be useful to many people as they get older.
Shannon has an IT background, especially in accessible technology and new developments and is
familiar with the needs of those with hearing loss.
Ballroom 2: Concurrent 1.3 Warren Henry
The Ark in your Pocket: How to keep your family connected for thousands of years
Warren’s new book, The Ark in
your Pocket is an easy 5-step process to assemble and produce
a digital collection of family treasures in a way that today’s
generations will love and future generations will be fascinated by.
After 25 years as a private
investigator, Warren now uses his skills and curiosity to show new ways to
preserve and pass on the best bits of family and the stories of who we are and where we come from.
Ballroom 1: Concurrent 2.1 Kara Owens & Joel Thornton - Samsung Learning &
Development Consultants
Samsung Galaxy Tablets
Kara and Joel will demonstrate the range of
Samsung tablets
which support
both Android and W i n d o w s
o p e r a t i n g systems. They
will show what new features are
available and tell you how to get the best support.
As members of the Samsung Learning and
Development Team, both Kara and Joel train Samsung staff, partners, media and the general
public and are experts in the latest in Samsung mobile technology.
Room ?: Concurrent 2.2 Professor Jeff Brand - Bond University
Older Australians should play video games:
Here’s Why and How
Successful ageing is defined as
engaging with life, maintaining physical and mental fitness and
maintaining social interactions. Jeff will present an interesting
angle on debates about video games and share research. He
will provide examples of the
opportunities for using games as we age and demonstrate the wonder of technology when
applied in proactive and unexpected ways.
In 2013 Professor Brand was awarded a national
Excellence in Teaching Citation from the Australian Office of Learning and Teaching He serves in
multiple senior management roles and is the author of the Interactive Australia and Interactive
New Zealand series of national computer games
audience studies and over 50 other publications.
All ASCCA Members and guests who have sent
an RSVP for the Annual General Meeting are invited to share afternoon tea before the
commencement of the ASCCA AGM at 3.30 pm.
After the reading of the Minutes of the 2014 AGM, the Annual Reports will be presented for approval.
The names of persons who have nominated for the positions on the ASCCA Board will be read out for
the appointments to be approved by the Meeting.
Thanks to our new Creative Writing Judge Alison Guesdson who is a Sydney Journalist.
Thanks to Geoff Beatty of Still Photography who has again judged our Digital Photography.
Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to everyone who entered the Competitions
ASCCA Annual General Meeting
and Election of the Board for 2016
Announcements of 2017 ASCCA Competition Results and Presentation of Certificates
Master of Ceremonies - David Bennett, ASCCA Director
Welcome to Day 2 of the ASCCA Conference - Nan Bosler OAM, President ASCCA
Yvette Sims - Branch Manager, Multicultural & Communities Branch, Dept of Social
Services and Helen Milner OBE, Be Connected
National Network Manager and Chief Executive, Good Things Foundation
Be Connected - Improving Digital Literacy of Older Australians
Yvette will be presenting an
outline of the Be Connected
Program and
Helen will talk about the Be
C o n n e c t e d
Network and
what it can offer to ASCCA members and community organisations.
After joining the Public Service Yvette has held a diverse range of senior positions. She has a
combined degree of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts, in
accounting, art history and anthropology.
Helen Milner OBE and her Good Things Foundation,
help people cross the digital divide and benefit from everything the internet has to offer. She has
over 30 years experience in internet education services and was awarded an OBE for services to
digital inclusion.
Shane Treeves - Head of Social Communications, Google Asia-Pacific
Machine Learning at Google and beyond
Shane will speak about how
machine learning is being used to make Google products more
useful and how Google is working to bring the benefits of
machine learning to everyone — to help tackle important social
problems such as health, the
environment and more.
Shane has a Bachelor of
Commerce Degree with First Class Honours in Marketing from Sydney University. He was elected
as Board Director of the University of Sydney Union and was also the founding Vice-President of
180 Degrees Consulting. Which has gone on to become the world's largest student consultancy
with offices in more than 30 countries around the
world.
Teresa Cobin - Australian Communications
Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), CEO
Consumer Top Tip on nbn, Internet of Things
and Staying Connected
Teresa will outline key issues for
consumers when switching to
the nbn or when buying or installing connected devices.
She will also present an overview of the IoT. Also a
quick look at safety and privacy iin the always connected world.
Teresa is a co-founder of ACCAN,
Australia’s peak communications consumer advocate body. In 2010 she was appointed as CEO. She sits
on many industry and government bodies including the ACMA Consumer Consultative Forum and NSW
Information Privacy Advisory Committee. She is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors and she holds a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Linguistics.
Inspector Ben Shepherd - Acting Manager,
Media Services, NSW Rural Fire Service.
Utilising technology to access emergency
information
Ben will provide an overview of
the importance of using multiple sources to access significant
emergency information to stay safe. From websites to social
media and smartphone
applications, the use of technology is vital in providing
and accessing emergency information.
Ben joined the Terrey Hills Rural Fire Brigade on Sydney’s Northern beaches as a volunteer
firefighter in 1994 and in 2006 his passion became his career when he became a full time Operations
Manager at the NSW RFS Operations Centre. In
2008 Ben was seconded to NSW RFS Media Services and he has been the Acting Media
Manager for the past four years.
Francesca Astolfi - Acting General Manager,
Digital Economy, Department of Industry Innovation and Science
The Digital Economy: Opening up the
Conversation
Rap i d d e v e l o pmen t s i n
technology and science are changing the way we live, work
and do business and are
influencing the way we interact with each other every day. The
Australian Government has opened up a conversation with all
Australians and is asking for your ideas to help develop the recently
announced National Digital Economy Strategy.
For the last year Francesca has been Acting
General Manager for Strategic Policy and Digital
Economy and is currently leading the development of the Government’s national Digital Economy
Strategy.
Meet Presenters for Thursday
Concurrent Sessions
Ballroom 3: Concurrent Session 3.1 - Keith
Harvey - Trainer Westlakes Seniors Computer Club (This is a double Session)
24 x 7 Retail Therapy: How to Browse and Buy Online
Shopping, banking, paying bills, booking trips and venues
online, enables seniors to continue living independently.
Keith will show you what is available, how easy it is to do
and advise simple precautions to adopt as he takes you
through the basics.
Keith has a passion for helping seniors learn how to use computers and the internet which he does as a tutor with the Broadband for Senior’s system
and presentations at Westlakes Seniors Computer Club. He and his wife have been buying items
online for many years.
Ballroom 2: Concurrent 3.2 - Dr Monica Trujillo, Executive GM, Clinician and
Consumer Engagement and Clinical Governence & Chief Clinical Information
Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency
Australian Digital Health; What does this
mean for you?
Dr Monica Trujillo is responsible for leading clinical and
c o n s ume r e n g ag emen t , ensuring consumer and clinician
centred high quality and safety
programs are developed across the Agency. Her role to ensure
Australia has a safe and robust digital health system takes in
all the factors that relate to everyone who will use the system.
Hordern Room 1: Concurrent 3.3 - Sue Martin - Avalon Computer Pals
Digital Legacy
Recently a young person in his 30s died. He had not made a
will, no one knew his passwords and he did everything online
with no paper records. Anyone with an email account has a
digital presence and digital
assets. It is important to create a record of: email addresses,
passwords, banking, images, accounts, online payments and all your devices so
your executors can access and finalise your affairs .
Sue was an English/History teacher whose interest
in IT saw her migrate to Computer Studies. In the mid 1990s she was appointed to help teachers
integrate computers into their teaching and learning.
Hordern Room 1: Concurrent 4.1 - Julie
Beadle & Michael Spikmans - PhD Candidates,
MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University
Research designed with Seniors in mind
At the MARCS Institute for Brain,
Behaviour and Development at
Western Sydney
U n i v e r s i t y research into
changes in the w a y p e o p l e
understand speech and emotions as they age is being carried out. PhD candidates, Julie Beadle and
Michael Spikmans would like to share the interesting results already gathered and give individuals the
opportunity to get involved.
Ballroom 2: Concurrent 4.2 - Matt Kelson Primary Teacher) Greg Jones (Principal) and
Tech Savvy Students, Mona Vale Public
School
21st Century Learning in the Classroom!
As a teacher Matt will present on how he uses technology in
the classroom and the Principal will talk about the
importance of implementing technology in schools. Students
will demonstrate how they use
the technology in school and in their daily lives.
Alex Zaharov-Reutt - Technology Editor,
ITWire.com, President Sydney PC Users Group
Fantastic new technologies and cool tech tips with Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Alex will show cool technologies
available now and coming next year? What about some great
tips on getting more from your smartphone, tablet, PC and
Mac? For a fun, entertaining, informative and amazing
presentation you’ll be telling
your friends about, Alex’s highly anticipated closing ASCCA keynote will be one you
won’t want to miss!
Alex is one of Australia’s most well known tech
journalists, appearing on TV, radio, in print, online and at YouTube. He is the technology editor at
iTWire.com, and hosts his own TV technology program at his YouTube page and via iTWire.com.
Alex has the answers, showing us all how
technology is our friend, and not our Terminator-like enemy.
What Next? - CLOSE - Nan Bosler OAM
Travel safely - hope to see you all in 2018
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Thank you to our Sponsors for their generosity for the 19th Australian Computer Conference for Seniors
Thanks to all our Presenters. We are most grateful to them all for sharing their
expertise and insights with us. Thanks to all those who came along to listen,
learn and share the experience. Thank you to all our ASCCA staff & volunteers.
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